Top 27 Quotes by Truman Capote

I can see every monster as they come in.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.

I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years.

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.